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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for June 2015

stage IV tumor removed
Had surgery in October of 2014 to remove a stage IV tumor with half of my colon. They hooked me up to a chemo pump, while my wife went to get the prescriptions for nausea, etc... only to find out that my insurance had cancelled. I finished the one treatment, took everything back, and haven't been back. No meds for chemo,…
Interesting......
www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/New_Product_460/Device-that-Makes-Chemotherapy-More-Personalized-Efficient.shtml
Please please help me
Looking for response to my earlier post further down the page."how common is this".LOOKING FOR INFO FROM ANYONE WHO HAS HAD THIS OR HAS EVER HEARD OF THIS.
Update from Laz.
HI Everyone, I come here almost every day and try my best to give good support and advise to those who need it. I just had my 6 month check up again and everything is looking good. I was very nervous because my CEA went from 1.3 to 1.7, but under 2.5 is normal they say. The ct did not show anything. I dont know when they…
MD Anderson in Houston
Does anyone have any advice on scheduling appointments at MD Anderson or any specific doctor that we should try to see? How long does it normally take to get an appointment there? Thank you!
About To Get 8th Treatment. Best part, scan last Thursday Came back
Unremarkable and nothing to worry about
If you want to make your head explode...
check out this video of a 60 Minutes interview with Belle Gibson, cancer faker extraordinaire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsw90DY5gEI
APR
Scheduled for APR in the morning, anyone been thru this? Wondering what the recovery is like and how long it may take.
MRI Results
As I said earlier, my brother's lung nodules are stable, no change. I see that as a good thing. The liver tumor was hard to figure out on the CT scan, so he had an MRI. We got the results today. There's only the one tumor. Back in August of 2014, it was 3.2 x 1.7 cm but it grew and is now 4.9 x 2.7 cm. Is that a lot of…
Its been awhile...
Its been a long time since I've checked in here with my csn family. This is the place that was my saving grace at my diagnosis. I do think about you all very often and as always, am hoping for the best for us all. I'm doing pretty well, my life is so different. I am so different. I continue to work at finding a balance of…
Has anyone heard from Kipper? - UPDATE
She was having HIPEC on May 22nd, and hoping to update us. I don't recall seeing an update or post from her. It has been over a month now. Kipper, if you are reading this. We would love to hear from you. To know that all went well, and that you are recovering. You are in our thoughts. Sue - Trubrit
NEED HELP
Hi everyone. I am feeling down as my mom's supposedly nodule removal from abdominal wall surgery was postponed as her PET Scan results showed multiple spots. The doctor told us that my mom has ran out of chemo options as she is KRAS. They recommended HIPEC surgery. I read a lot about this surgery but I could not make up my…
to treat to not to treat, need advice
Jun 25, 2015 - 6:19 pm hello my 80 year old dad has just been diagnosed with both liver and colon cancer. we understand it it not good and he may live less than a year. we are having a hard time decisiding whether or not to treat with chemo. he is afraid of the treatment and would rather live his remind time in peace and…
colon and liver cancer with cirrhosis
hello my 80 year old dad has just been diagnosed. we understand it it not good and he may live less than a year. we are having a hard time decisiding whether or not to treat with chemo. he is afraid of the treatment and would rather live his remind time in peace and feeling sick from meds. doctor says not everyone reacts…
Heartbroken in Michigan to OH HAPPY DAY!
I just told my wife the bad news... And she started crying over the phone. I've been riding a remission now for six months. I know, six months is hardly that long of a time, but for me it was the longest stretch of <1.0 CEA results and clear scans. Ever since my liver surgeery on December 5th I have been clear. And we were…
Jen 2012
We haven't heard from you in a while. How is your husband doing.
Husband Newly Diagnosed - Scared
My 48 year old husband was just diagnosed with colon cancer. He went in for his first colonoscopy last week and they found a 5 cm mass in his sigmoid colon. We only have the preliminary pathology report now, we will get the final one on Friday, hopefully. He had a CT scan with contrast which also showed the tumor but was…
RIP Saralee Sheehan
Sara lost her battle Friday, June 19th, 2015 one month shy of her 49th birthday. Most of you knew her as sasjourney. She was the sweetest...a friend I met here on the board. She was in the middle of her first rounds of chemo as I was finishing up. We discovered we lived only a few miles from one another and got together…
SIRT - Not the cakewalk I was expecting...
I finally made it to my appointment with the real radiation spheres for half of my liver. My groin is purple and bruised from the practice runs, which I expected to be the worst of it. i've never had issues with contrast before, but this time I immediately became hot and red over my whole body, had difficulty breathing and…
Treatment tricks?
I will start treatment soon for stage 4 colon cancer with mets.Medical personnel will tell you how to treat side effects.But most of you are more knowledgeable about that than they are.What are your treatment tricks for side effects?
Potential plan forming
After several meetings, tests, images and consults a new plan is forming for this latest recurrence. It is forming as, possible chemo while waiting for surgical date to be preformed in a few months (time needed to coordinate) during which a "shelf" will be made for my intestine to be lifted out of my pelvis made with a…
How common is this?
I have colon cancer and it has spread to a lymph node in my neck.I also have numerous spots on both lungs It has not been confirmed what they are.The dr says it looks odd. He said it looks as though both lungs were shot with BB's.But my liver is clear.If this in my lungs is cancer how rare is it that my liver is clear?
bad news once again - any treatment ideas
Ive written several times before. my fiancé has stage IV with mets to the liver, lung, and now muscle (which is very rare, I understand). He has had 14 surgeries, various on the liver and one for the lung mets which came right back. Hes been on all common chemo protocolls, including all antibodies on the market for colon…
Infusion schedule?
I will start treatment soon.I will be getting the usual colon cancer chemo drugs.I will have infusion & pump for 46 hours Every 2 weeks.I am going to try and work during treatment.I can choose what day of the week I start Treatment.I want to start on a day so that the weekend will be the 2 days that I feel the worst.I know…
More of this, would make death a little easier
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-29993221 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-33163053 Sue - Trubrit
3 Years and still Clear
It has been a while since I have posted on here. Occasionally I would check in and see if there was something I could chime in on. Either fortunately or unfortunately I have been extremely busy! REWIND.... I was diagnosed November 2011 with Stage IV colon cancer. 9 surgeries in 2012, with the most serious being liver…
ct and cea
got my CT scan results and states that there is "no evidence of metastatic disease". cea test result is 3.7. what does that CEA test level mean? what should I expect from here on out?
Xeloda
Had to post this for everyone's information. Should you ever start with lots of Diareahhrea On Xeloda let Dr. Know and be aggressive in getting it under control. George has been in the hospital 12 days now. Complications from Xeloda. Explosive Diareahhrea. He has no active Cancer, but is on maitenance Chemo. This almost…
pain
Hi everyone im new to this site. I had rectal cancer and had my round of chemo and radiation from late November 2014 to early February 2015 with a two week break for body to rest and then had section of rectum removed on March 23,2015. My main concern now is the pain i have in my rear. My butt cheeks always feel like i ran…
Tattoos and CT/PETcombo scans
lI wonder if the following,which applies to cervical cancer,may also apply toCRC or other cancers (the only tatts i got are the three sets i got for radiation) http://medicalxpress.com/print353471257.html

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